, 1887-05-05
HOW WALES ENJOYS LIFE.
Home Habits of His Royal HIghness
Choice OF Clothing.

Home Habits of His Royal H~Ighness.
Choice OF Clothing.
At Sandringham the prince breakfasts
with his wife and daughters, but at
Marlborough house his habits are less
regular, and as often as not his first meal
consists of sardine on toast with a cup of
coffee, or on occasion-tell it not in Gath
"A brandy and soda. This "small and
early" is partaken of in the airiest of
costumes before the dressing room fire,
and during its progress his royal high
ness sorts and reads his letters. Half
the arrangements for the Colinderies
were made or sanctioned in that coy
little room looking out on the Mall between
the nibbles and sips of the princes break
fast.
The next busineS5-always an i'm
portant item with the Prince of Wales
is the choice of the suit of clothes he
means 10 wear, and the selection is to
him Il matter Of much care. 1t depends,
OF course, on the programme for the day.
If his diary tells him that he has to open
n hospital or attend a heavy meeting
OF learned professors or run down to
Windsor to see ''mamma," as he still
calls her most gracious majesty, the black
frock a with the silk facings, with a
pair of quiet unmentionables to follow, is
the order given to his trusty valet.
Should Sandown, or a little luncheon
somewher with Charley B~eresford,
be down in the days bill of fare, the
latest thing in wonderful chessboard
checks is called for, but whatever suit is
offered to him the prince is sure to reject
il it has e worn five times before. His
royal highness never wears q pair of
trousers more than six times. The cast
OTIS become the property of his man,
who, 1t may be judged, has an enviable
post.
As soon as he is arrayed in purple and
II linen, the prince has Sir Francis
Knollys in, and over the first cigar of the
day i%nstructs him as to the proper treat
ment of the pile OF opened letters. Then
he makes his way to his wife's morning
room, where he is sure to find the princess
in the daintiest of morning toilets hard at
work on '~'crewels," with two OF her
daughters making wonderful garments
for the Sandringham poor, while the third
little maid is reading aloud, either from
The Times or Morning Post. The papers
and the crewel work are both laid aside
when the prince enters, and when his
youngest daughter has brought him the
weight c~arryingest chair in the room,
half am hours chat follows.
During the season this is all the home
life the Marlborough house people have
together. Unless he has a dinner party
Mt home or some function to attend which
entails the presence of his wife and
daughters, the prince sees them no more
till next morning. He may look in dur
ing the latter hours of the afternoon to
get into evening dress, but the 3 o'clock
tea which he honors at Sandringham By
accounting for four cups of strong Bonea
and innumerable sandwiches is honored
in the breach at Marlborough house. At
the witching hour when suburban DANES
are busy with their neighbors' character
over the teapot, Albert Edward is fulfill
ing his mission in the park or finishing
his lunch somewhere, or on rare occasions
doing penance in the house Of lords
London Cor. Kansas City Journal.